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756648

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Winter Fuel Payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to means test recipients of the winter fuel allowance.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	uin	7538
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>There will be no change to the universal nature of the Winter Fuel Payment for the length of this Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 11/09/2017 14:26:53 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1045688

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Universal Credit: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people asked for a mandatory reconsideration of their universal credit application in 2018; and how many of those reconsiderations led to a different outcome.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	uin	210538
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave on 16<sup>th</sup> January 2019.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2019-01-11/207594/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2019-01-11/207594/</a></p><p /> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 210539 question first answered 29/01/2019 18:02:44 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

860768

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Support for Mortgage Interest
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) received less than two months notice of the closure of SMI.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	uin	132125
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>Data on the number of claimants who will have less than 2 months’ notice of the introduction of SMI on 6 April 2018 is not available. A managed information provision process began in July 2017 to inform all existing recipients of SMI benefit of the new scheme. The regulations contain provision for all claimants to be given at least 6 weeks from the loan offer to make a decision whether to accept or decline an SMI loan before their SMI benefit payments cease. This 6 week period may run beyond 6 April 2018.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 19/03/2018 14:15:15 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

860769

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Support for Mortgage Interest
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of the ending of Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) on (a) homeowners who are recipients of SMI and (b) mortgage lenders if claimants do not take up the Government loan scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	uin	132126
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) is not ending. The scheme will continue to provide financial support owner-occupiers in times of need in exactly the same way as it does now. Claimants and mortgage lenders will not see any difference in the payments they receive. The only difference is that we will require repayment of the loan once the property is sold, subject to there being sufficient equity available. Mortgage lenders will be notified when a claimant's SMI benefit payments cease. Lenders are required under Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulations to engage with borrowers to discuss how they will meet their loan commitments.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 19/03/2018 14:36:49 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1039614

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people requested a mandatory reconsideration for (a) universal credit and (b) PIP in 2018; and how many of those mandatory reconsiderations resulted in changed outcomes.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	uin	207594
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>DWP collect data about Mandatory Reconsiderations for Universal Credit, and have published some of this specifically in relation to sanctions in Universal Credit Live Service, available on Stat-Xplore here:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p><p> </p><p>However, to carry out the necessary quality assurance in order to publish information across all decisions subject to a mandatory reconsideration on Universal Credit Live Service and Full Service would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p>Statistics on the number of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Mandatory Reconsiderations registered and clearances by type are published in Tables 7a and 7b of the quarterly statistical publication “Personal Independence Payment: April 2013 to October 2018”, available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-october-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-october-2018</a></p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 16/01/2019 17:32:37 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

798028

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment: Complaints
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints have been made to his Department about Capita assessments for personal independence payments in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	uin	116935
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2017 answer text <p>When the Department receives a complaint regarding a Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment these are passed directly to Capita to provide a response. DWP do not collect data on these cases. Capita advise that they have received the following complaints regarding PIP: 2013 - 16.5% of caseload; 2014 - 3.8% caseload; 2015 – 1.1% caseload; 2016 – 1.5% caseload and 2017 (to October) - 1.6% caseload. These are inclusive of those cases received by DWP and forwarded on to Capita.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 08/12/2017 10:51:12 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

915165

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment: Autism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder who were unsuccessful in their application for personal independence payment have had that decision overturned on appeal.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	uin	148733
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>The number of claimants with autism spectrum disorder listed as the main health condition, who were originally awarded no benefit and then had that decision overturned at appeal, since the introduction of PIP, is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year of Initial Decision</p></td><td><p>Overturned at Appeal</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>220</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>790</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>1,480</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2017 – December 2017</p></td><td><p>210</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The total number of decisions made against claimants who had autism spectrum disorder listed as the main health condition, but may or may not have been awarded some level of benefit, and the number of appeals for the same time frame is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Claim Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Number of Decisions</p></td><td><p>Number of Appeals</p></td><td><p>Appeal Rate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>720</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>11,100</p></td><td><p>370</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>18,760</p></td><td><p>1,190</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>29,590</p></td><td><p>2,150</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2017 – December 2018</p></td><td><p>22,740</p></td><td><p>320</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Autism Spectrum Disorder includes the main health conditions of Rett syndrome, Asperger’s syndrome and autism.</p><p> </p><p>It is important to note that some of the more recent claims may not have had the chance to progress through the claimant journey to appeal.</p><p> </p><p>Data has been rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p> </p><p>Appeals data is up to December 2017.</p><p> </p><p>PIP data includes normal rules and special rules for the terminally ill claimants, and is for both new claims and DLA reassessment claims.</p><p> </p><p>Appeals data taken from the DWP PIP computer system’s management information. Therefore this appeal data may differ from that held by Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service for various reasons such as delays in data recording and other methodological differences in collating and preparing statistics.</p><p> </p><p>Appeals data may include some cases where the initial decision was changed at Mandatory Reconsideration.</p><p> </p><p>Data is based on primary disabling condition as recorded on the PIP computer systems. Claimants may often have multiple disabling conditions upon which the decision is based but only the primary condition is shown in these statistics.</p><p> </p><p>The number of claimants with autism spectrum disorder listed as the main health condition, who were originally awarded no benefit and then had that decision overturned at appeal, since the introduction of PIP, is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year of Initial Decision</p></td><td><p>Overturned at Appeal</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>220</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>790</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>1,480</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2017 – December 2017</p></td><td><p>210</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The total number of decisions made against claimants who had autism spectrum disorder listed as the main health condition, but may or may not have been awarded some level of benefit, and the number of appeals for the same time frame is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Claim Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Number of Decisions</p></td><td><p>Number of Appeals</p></td><td><p>Appeal Rate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>720</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>11,100</p></td><td><p>370</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>18,760</p></td><td><p>1,190</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>29,590</p></td><td><p>2,150</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2017 – December 2018</p></td><td><p>22,740</p></td><td><p>320</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Autism Spectrum Disorder includes the main health conditions of Rett syndrome, Asperger’s syndrome and autism.</p><p> </p><p>It is important to note that some of the more recent claims may not have had the chance to progress through the claimant journey to appeal.</p><p> </p><p>Data has been rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p> </p><p>Appeals data is up to December 2017.</p><p> </p><p>PIP data includes normal rules and special rules for the terminally ill claimants, and is for both new claims and DLA reassessment claims.</p><p> </p><p>Appeals data taken from the DWP PIP computer system’s management information. Therefore this appeal data may differ from that held by Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service for various reasons such as delays in data recording and other methodological differences in collating and preparing statistics.</p><p> </p><p>Appeals data may include some cases where the initial decision was changed at Mandatory Reconsideration.</p><p> </p><p>Data is based on primary disabling condition as recorded on the PIP computer systems. Claimants may often have multiple disabling conditions upon which the decision is based but only the primary condition is shown in these statistics.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 11/06/2018 14:05:09 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

915164

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment: Autism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder who previously received disability living allowance have been successful in their application for personal independence payments.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	uin	148732
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2018 answer text <p>Up to January 2018, 47,410 people with Autism, Asperger’s syndrome or Retts disorder as their main disabling condition on PIP were awarded PIP following a reassessment from DLA.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><ul><li>This is unpublished data. It should be used with caution and it may be subject to future revision.</li><li>Data is based on main disabling condition as recorded on the PIP computer system. Claimants may often have multiple disabling conditions upon which the decision is based but only the primary condition is shown in these statistics.</li><li>Figures include rising 16’s (Individuals previously on child DLA who are reassessed for PIP upon reaching the age of 16).</li><li>Figures are based on initial outcome only.</li><li>Figures include claims under normal rules and special rules.</li><li>Data taken from the PIP computer system’s management information.</li><li>Data has been rounded to the nearest 10.</li><li>Figures are for Great Britain only.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 06/06/2018 13:52:56 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

915166

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment: Autism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps have been taken to ensure that staff conducting the medical assessments of personal independence payment applicants understand the (a) care and (b) mobility needs of people diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	uin	148734
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2018 answer text <p>The Personal Independence Payment assessment is not a medical assessment requiring the Health Professional to diagnose a condition and recommend treatment options. The focus is on ensuring Health Professionals are experts in disability analysis, focusing on the effects of health conditions and impairments on a claimant’s daily life.</p><p> </p><p>All Health Professionals undertaking Personal Independent Payment assessments must be registered practitioners who have met requirements around training and competence. Their comprehensive training includes detailed modules covering all aspects of autism. In addition, they carry out simulated assessments to enable Health Professionals to understand how the condition can impact on a person’s ability to undertake the activities in the assessment.</p><p> </p><p>Both Assessment Providers employ specialist practitioners who have at least 2 years of post-registration clinical experience in either a mental health or learning disability role. They are available to provide support and advice to Health Professionals on particular conditions including autism. To strengthen, review and update their training, the Assessment Providers continue to engage with a range of stakeholders including the National Autistic Society.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 06/06/2018 13:55:11 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1045690

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people asked for a mandatory reconsideration of their personal independence payment application in 2018; and how many of those reconsiderations led to a different outcome.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	uin	210539
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave on 16<sup>th</sup> January 2019.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2019-01-11/207594/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2019-01-11/207594/</a></p><p /> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 210538 question first answered 29/01/2019 18:02:44 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins